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Saturday, October 9, 2010

October 9 in San Antonio history...

1927So mysterious is this great new invention, radio, that many people actually believe it is possible to operate a radio without batteries or eliminators, and that all the power can be furnished by the light socket.1956San Antonians interested in politics went to the Alamo to hear Vice-President Richard M. Nixon speak. Sports fans were too busy talking about Don Larsen's perfect game in the World Series the night before.